Mutton Rogan Josh

Rogan Josh is a famous Kashmiri cuisine introduced by the Mughals.Rogan or Roughan (روغن) is a persi word which means butter or fat whereas Josh or Jus (جوش) means passion or intensity. Thus the actual meaning of Rogan Josh is cooking in oil or butter at intense heat.Another interpretation of Rogan is "red color". So one more definition would be a red curry cooked at intense heat. This recipe is famous for its flavor and nice red color. It is generally prepared with red meat. Today we will prepare it with mutton.

Ingredients:

• Mutton with bone 500gms
• Chopped onion 1 cup
• Ginger garlic paste 1 tablespoon
• Kashmiri red chili powder 2 teaspoon
• Ginger powder 1 teaspoon
• Asafoetida powder 1/3rd teaspoon(hing)
• Fennel powder 2 teaspoon(saunf)
• Plain curd 2 teaspoon
• Salt as per taste
• 1 bay leaf
• White Oil 1/2 cup
• Ghee 1/2 cup(optional )

Process:

• Take a pressure cooker and place it on high heat.Add 1/2 cup of oil .Let it warm up a little bit. Then add a pinch of Asafoetida powder , 1 bay leaf and a cup of chopped onion into this.
• Fry the onion till it become light brown.
• Then pour the mutton piece into that. Make sure to drain all the water from the mutton before adding it into the oil.
• Add about 2 teaspoon of ginger garlic paste and let it fry in high heat till the outer part of the mutton turn light brown in color.
• Add salt as per taste and then mix it well.
• Add 2-3 cups of water and cook it till 2-3 whistle. It is also depends on the type of meat and  the pressure cooker as well.If your meat is fresh and soft then you won't need more that three whistle. So just keep in mind that we need the meat to be soft but not super soft.
• After this take a nonstick pan and place it on high heat. Add 1/2 cup of ghee.Let it warm of a little and then add a pinch add asafoetida powder again.Then pour the cooked mutton along with the the gravy into it.If you don't want to use ghee you can use normal oil as well.
• Take a separate bowl.Add curd,ginger powder,fennel powder and kashmiri red chili and mix it well.If you dont get ginger powder you can use ginger paste as well.Pour the mixture into the gravy and mix it well.Its very important to use Kashmiri red chili because that is the secret behind the rich red color.The specialty of kashmiri red chili is, it will give the color of the gravy without making it hot.If you use any other chili, though it might give you a nice red color but it will make the gravy super hot.
• Let it cook on high heat till the gravy start releasing oil from it.During this time keep on whisking the gravy so that it does not burn.
• When you will see that the gravy released enough oil which is rich red in color , then turn off the heat and pour it on a serving bowl.
• Garnish it with sliced ginger or coriander and serve it with nun or steam rice.

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Pineapple Chatni/Anaroser Chatni

Chatni or Chutney whatever you like to say, is a kind of sweet dish made with some fruits with a nice blend of spices.One more variation of this thing is called "Achar", also known as pickle which is on the other hand is hot and sour.In Bengali culture Chatni is must in any occasion.It is generally served at the end of your meal along with Papad which is nothing but a form of chips made with gram flour.Today We will prepare a hot and sweet chatni with Pineapple.It is popularly known as "Anaroser Chatni" or Pineapple Chutney.

Ingredients:

• grated Pineapple 1 cup
• sugar 2 cup
• pinch of salt
• Black cumin 1/2 teaspoon(kalo Jira/Kala Jira)
• Fennel Seed 1/2 teaspoon (mouri)
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon coriander seed
• 2 dry red chili
• 8-10 resins

Procedure:

• Take a non-stick pan and place it on medium heat.Now add cumin seed,coriander seed and red chili in it and dry roast them for about 2-5min.Pour them into a grinder and give it a gentle blend. Do not grind it too much because we don't want a smooth  mixture rather we are looking for a rough mix.
• Now add fennel seed , black cumin into the pan and then add the grated pineapple.Then add 1 cup of sugar on top of that.Mix it till it get melted completely. Add a pinch of salt.Now before adding anymore sugar, taste it to check if it need more sugar or not, because the quantity of sugar depends on the sweetness of the pineapple. If the pineapple is sweet enough then we don't need to add much sugar. So rather than blindly adding 2 cup of sugar add it slowly and check it if it need more.
• Finally add resin, and 1 teaspoon of the mix spice powder that we prepared previously.
• Let it cook till it forms a sticky texture.
• Then place it on a bowl and let it cool down. Serve it with Papad or chips .

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Egg Double Decker Sandwiches

Sandwich is one of the favorite breakfast for many.Generally it is two slices of bread along with some layers of veg or non veg in between them. For our case we will give double layers of eggs and will use 3 bread slices instead of 2. So lets start the process.

Ingredients:

• 6 white bread slice
• 2 egg
• chopped onion 1/2 cup
• Mayonnaise  
• Tomato ketchup 2 teaspoon
• Chili flex 1/2 teaspoon
• Black pepper powder 1/3 rd teaspoon
• salt as per taste
• 1 teaspoon oil.
• Shredded mozzarella cheese(optional)  2 tablespoon

 Process:

•  Cut out all the edges of the bread.
•  Set your pan over medium heat and let it warm up.Pour some oil into it.Crack both the eggs directly into the pan or you can crack it into a separate bowl and then transfer it to the pan, whichever feels more comfortable for you.Keep on stirring it. Add 1/2 cup of chopped onion,salt,chili flex and black pepper powder.Mix it really well.Then take it out in a separate container.

• Take a bread slice and spread out a teaspoon of mayonnaise evenly on top of that.
• Take about 3-4 teaspoon of fried egg and spread it out on top of that.Sprinkle some mozzarella on top.This is completely optional. If you don't want to add some extra calories then don't add it.

• Take one more slice of bread and spread one teaspoon of mayonnaise on top of it. Now place the other side of bread on top of the previously layered bread.

• Again pour 3-4 teaspoon of egg on top of that and spread that out evenly.Sprinkle some mozzarella on top. 

• Take another slice of bread and 2 teaspoon of tomato ketchup or tomato sauce and spread it out evenly on the bread. Now place the bread on top of the already layered bread and put the sauce side downward.
• Now warm up the sandwich grill a little bit and then place the sandwich into it . Cover the lid and let it be there for 2-3 minutes.
• Once there will be nice grill color on top of the bread, take it out from the grill and then cut it diagonally.
• Place it on a serving plate and enjoy it hot.

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